Adam holeman



(No Model,)

A. HOLEMAN.

GATE.

No. 327,684. Patented Oct. 6, 1885 locking device.

nrrn STATES PATENT OFFIc a ADAM HOLEMAN, OF BRONSON, KANSAS.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 327,684, dated October 6, 1885.

Application filed June 24, 1884. Serial No. 135,932.

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADAM HOLEMAN, of Bronson, State of Kansas, and countyof Bourbon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart thereof.

My invention relates to improvements in wire gates in which a rod is employed swung on a hinge in such a manner as to cause the gate to close or open.

The objects of the invention are to provide agate made of wire having lightness combined with strength of construction, and to provide an automatic lock for the same.

In the drawings, Figure l is aside elevation of my gate. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the Fig. 3 is a detail of the hinge G.

The wires A are hinged to the postBin the manner shown-that is, they are attached to the triangular pieces 0, which are swung in the staples D. The wires are there attached to the forward upright, E, by any suitable devlce.

Now, it will be seen that the gate constructed thus would swag in the forward end. I counteract this by placing the bracerod F so as to sustain the weight of the gate. This bracerod F is attached firmly to the forward end piece of the gate and swung in the hinge G,in the manner hereinafter described.

To the end piece, E is, attached the loop H. This loop passes over the lever-arm I in look- (No model.)

ing the gate, and engages the groove 1. Then the lever is thrown in the direction away from the gate, and to a limited extent pulls the wire straight, thus causing a tension on the lever that immediately, when the lever passes the line of direct pull,forces the lever-arm against the iron work on the post, and thus locks the Ti gate.

The brace-rod F is swung in the hinge G. (See above.) This hinge is shown in Fig. 3, having several holes,G. The object of these holes is to close or open the gate automatically, 5c which is accomplished by placing the end of the brace in a hole nearer to or farther from the post. This will cause a tendency toward closing or opening the gate, because the tension on the rod will be regulated thereby.

I am aware that wire gates have heretofore been known with braces for stiffening them, hinged to the rear post and extending to the forward post of the gate, and I do not claim such broadly.

Now,having fully described my invention, I claim- In a gate, the combination of the end post, E, wires A, and connections to the rear post, with the stiffening-rod F,secured to the top of 65 the post E at one end, and the hinge G, having the several holes G, for adjusting the rod F, said hinge being placed upon the lower portion of the stationary post B, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. 70

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I ap pend my signature.

ADAM HOLEMAN.

IVi tnesses:

J. W. IIOLEMAN, I. N. DAVIS. 

